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Mengli Song; Dana Shaat; Andrew J. Wayne; Cheryl Graczewski – American Institutes for Research, 2024
The purpose of the addendum is to document the findings from the Year 2 student achievement analyses of a teacher-level randomized experiment, which was designed to examine the implementation and impact of a scalable version of the 2-year MyTeachingPartner Secondary (MTP-S) program as part of a federally-funded Education Innovation and Research…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Program Effectiveness, Federal Aid, Program Implementation
Executive Office of the President, 2015
As called for in the America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2010, the National Science and Technology Council's (NSTC) Committee on STEM Education (CoSTEM) released, in May of 2013, the "Federal Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Education 5-Year Strategic Plan" (Strategic Plan) (ED570924). As required by the Act,…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Strategic Planning, Federal Aid, Educational Finance
Executive Office of the President, 2016
As called for in the America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2010, the National Science and Technology Council's (NSTC) Committee on STEM Education (CoSTEM) released, in May of 2013, the Federal Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Education 5- Year Strategic Plan (Strategic Plan). As required by the Act, this report includes…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Strategic Planning, Federal Legislation, Educational Research
Editorial Projects in Education, 2014
The Common Core State Standards Initiative will enter a critical period during the 2014-15 school year. Several states have recently reversed course on adoption of the mathematics and English/language arts standards, as vocal opposition gains prominence elsewhere. Despite fraying of the two national consortia developing assessments tied to the new…
Descriptors: Common Core State Standards, Teacher Surveys, Teacher Attitudes, National Surveys
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Bollmer, Julie; Cronin, Roberta; Brauen, Marsha; Howell, Bethany; Fletcher, Philip; Gonin, Rene; Jenkins, Frank – National Center for Special Education Research, 2010
The Study of Monitoring and Improvement Practices under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) examined how states monitored the implementation of IDEA by local special education and early intervention services programs. State monitoring and improvement practices in 2004-05 and 2006-07 were the focus of the study. Prior to the…
Descriptors: Educational Needs, Early Intervention, Disabilities, Data Collection
Love, John M.; Atkins-Burnet, Sally; Vogel, Cheri; Aikens, Nikki; Xue, Yange; Mabutas, Maricar; Carlson, Barbara Lepidus; Martin, Emily Sama; Paxton, Nora; Caspe, Margaret; Sprachman, Susan; Sonnenfeld, Kathy – Mathematica Policy Research, Inc., 2009
In February 2007, First 5 LA contracted with Mathematica Policy Research, Inc. (MPR) and its subcontractors, Juarez and Associates, American Institutes for Research (AIR), and Berkeley Evaluation and Assessment Research (BEAR) Center, to conduct the First 5 LA/LAUP Universal Preschool Child Outcomes Study (UPCOS). The authors conducted the study…
Descriptors: School Readiness, Preschool Education, Family Characteristics, Demonstration Programs
Maloney, Catherine; Caranikas-Walker, Fanny; Sheehan, Daniel – Texas Center for Educational Research, 2007
The federal Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs, or GEAR UP, strives to equalize low-income students' access to higher education by increasing their participation in rigorous coursework, providing expanded opportunities for low-income students and parents to learn about postsecondary educational opportunities and…
Descriptors: Educational Opportunities, Program Effectiveness, Program Evaluation, Grants
National Centre for Vocational Education Research, Leabrook (Australia). – 2001
A search of recent research on group training apprenticeships and traineeships in Australia found that group training companies (GTCs) are making a strong contribution to Australia's apprentice and trainee system. Key findings include the following: (1) group training apprentice and trainee numbers doubled over the period of 1995-2000; (2) over…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Cooperative Education, Developed Nations, Educational Needs